Out-of-bounds Write Affecting biosig package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.95% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-BIOSIG-6254939
  • published21 Feb 2024
  • disclosed20 Feb 2024

Introduced: 20 Feb 2024

CVE-2024-21795  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:12 biosig.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream biosig package and not the biosig package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the .egi parsing functionality of The Biosig Project libbiosig 2.5.0 and Master Branch (ab0ee111). A specially crafted .egi file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1